A Roman Carnelian Ring Stone with a Standing Man and Horse, Possibly Castor or Pollux

Set in a gold pendant

Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.

Length 3/8 inch (0.95 cm); 10 karat gold; 0.48 dwt.

Property from a New York Private Collection

Provenance:

Private Collection, Belgium, 1960s; thence by descent.

Acquired by the present owner from the above in the 1990s.

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Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical

A Roman Carnelian Ring Stone with a Standing Man and Horse, Possibly Castor or Pollux

Set in a gold pendant

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